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Different Characters, Different Views is a free printable Grade 2 English worksheet on recognising that characters see events differently, aligned to Common Core standard RL.2.6. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Different Characters, Different Views

RL.2.6

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1.When you read dialogue aloud, why use a different voice for each character?
  • A.To make it take longer
  • B.Because the author says so
  • C.To show they are different people speaking
2.Words outside the speech marks are usually whose?
  • A.The main character's
  • B.The reader's
  • C.The narrator's
3.Two characters argue. Does the story have to agree with one of them?
  • A.No — a story can show both views
  • B.Yes, always the first one
  • C.Yes, always the last one
4.Grandad said the starfish would die in a bucket. What does he think?
  • A.That Tess should have two
  • B.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  • C.That starfish cannot move
5.Why might two characters describe the same day differently?
  • A.Because one of them is lying
  • B.Because stories are always wrong
  • C.Because each one noticed and felt different things
6.Tess said "It's better in the pool anyway." What has changed?
  • A.She now agrees with Grandad
  • B.She has taken it home
  • C.She is still cross
7.How can you tell which character is speaking?
  • A.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  • B.The page number
  • C.The length of the sentence
8.Nana said "You used the salt twice." Whose words are those?
  • A.Ada's
  • B.The narrator's
  • C.Nana's

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Answer key — Different Characters, Different Views

Set 24. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.To show they are different people speaking
  2. 2.The narrator's
  3. 3.No — a story can show both views
  4. 4.That the starfish belongs in the pool
  5. 5.Because each one noticed and felt different things
  6. 6.She now agrees with Grandad
  7. 7.The speech marks and the words like "said Nana"
  8. 8.Nana's

More practice for RL.2.6

Read dialogue in different voices, because the characters see things differently.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to RL.2.6 of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts.